Since 1993, Dean has spoken at over one thousand nine hundred events, in nine
nations of the world, with audiences that exceed 1,350,000 million people. In addition to his
road schedule, Dean is a published author who, to date, has written sixteen books
for teenagers and their parents.

In November of 2010, Dean was led to Proverbs 24:11. The more he read this verse,
the more Dean knew what he was being led to do. In January of 2012, what Dean had
read in the book of Proverbs was now a mission that would require the remainder of
his ministry to fulfill.

Today, Dean continues in the full time pursuit of this mission where he is reaching
20 million people with a message that boldly declares, YOU MATTER.

On average, Dean speaks at 120 events annually.

Together with his wife Lori and their three children, the Sikes family make their
home in Chattanooga, Tennessee.